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PINEHURST NAMED BEST U.S. GOLF RESORT IN
World’s Best Golf Resorts Readers’ Poll Results Revealed |  |
John Atwood, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure Golf, says, “It is no surprise to me that Pinehurst has reclaimed the number one ranking it held in 2005. In addition to the outstanding golf and recent announcement that it will host the 2014 U.S. Open, the resort has expanded and enhanced its golf school, spa services and accommodations.”
Pinehurst President and COO Don Padgett acknowledged the accolade on Wednesday. “It is always an honor when the readers, golfers who play on our courses every day, choose the best in the world. To our Members, Guests and Employee Partners, it is recognition that we continue to deliver the best golf experience in the nation. It is a tremendous feeling of success.”
Pinehurst tops an internationally renowned list of top golf resorts:
Travel + Leisure Golf 2007 Best U.S. Golf Resorts
1. Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina
2. Kiawah Island Golf Resort, South Carolina
3. Pebble Beach Resorts, California
4. Kapalua Resort, Hawaii
5. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Oregon
6. Princeville Resort, Hawaii
7. Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Florida
8. Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, Arizona
9. The Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa, Arizona
10. The Greenbrier, West Virginia
Pinehurst was also named best place for a buddy trip in the same edition.
For more information or to make a reservation, see http://www.pinehurst.com/ or call 800-487-4653.
Located in the North Carolina heartland, world-renowned Pinehurst Resort is a 2,000-acre property featuring golf, spa, tennis, family, events and leisure recreation. Built in 1895, it has hosted such international golf events as the U.S. Open Golf Championship in 1999 and 2005, the PGA Championship in 1936, the Ryder Cup Matches in 1951, the Tour Championship in 1991 and 1992, U.S. Senior Open in 1994, the U.S. Amateur in 1962, the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship in 1989, and its famed North and South Championships held at Pinehurst since 1901. It will serve as the site of the U.S. Amateur Championship in 2008 and the U.S. Open Championship in 2014.
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